Combination holder for razor blades and paper



July 8, 1 930. H; B, SHERMAN ET AL 1,770,289

COMBINATION HOLDER FOR RAZOR .BLADES AND PAPER Filed sept 1'7I 1925 Innung 7 A 7 rgb/manto@ v Patented July 8, 1930 .Y i

' Y U To 'HOWARD B. SHERMAN ANBVBONALD I". OBDWAY, OB lBATTLE CREEK, .ivrIorIIceAiv,y AsisIGNons To AMERICAN srAMBrivev OO., OBBATTLE GREEK, MICHIGAN, .A OORPOBA- TION 0F MICHIGAN Y COMBINATION nornnaron BAZOB BLADES AND BABBB Application mea septemberi, 192,5. VVserial No. 56,945. v

rIhis invention is a novel'combination holder for used safety razor blades and `paper for wiping such blades. Safety razor blades are usually carelessly left where they are liable to injure persons coming in Contact therewith by cuts orinfections, beingparticularly dangerous to children, servants, and housewives.

Gurinvention provides a novel and convenient device for holding paper wipers for razor blades, or toilet paper, and a receptacle for used safety razor blades wherein they will be kept out of the way ofv children o'r others who might be injured thereby.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a y practical -e'mbodiment of the invention, and

we will describe the same with reference thereto, and summarize in the claims the novel features'of construction and novel combinations of parts for which protection is desired.

n said drawings Figure l is a perspectiveview of the combination holder.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the blade container removed.

Figure 3' is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking to the left;

Figure i is a similar section on the line 4-4, Figure 1,-looking to the right. Y

Figure 5 is a verticalsection on the line 5 5, Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail.

As shown, the holder comprises an oblong n casing l which may be made of sheet metal and preferably resembles va flattened tube, substantially rectangular in cross section. One end of this casing may be closed by a` plate la which may be soldered or otherwise attachedA to the body of the casing; The other end of the casing is Open. In the top of the casing adjacent its open end is a slot 1b for the introduction of used razor blades. In the front end of the casing is an elongated slot 1C through which paper may be withdrawn from Y the casing.

Fitted into the open end of the casing 1 is a removable blade container 2 which may be made of sheet metal, and corresponds in vertical cross section toA the interior cross section of the casing 1. Said container is preferably closed'at bottom and open at top, and

is provided Onits upper end and'outer side with a projecting lipQaadapted to abut against the end ofthe top wallof the casingv lV when the container is inserted therein to arrest the container when it is in the Vproper position, and this lip also provides a convenient c Y means whereby the container'may be removed from the casing. The container may be detachably retained in the casing by anyv suitable means. As shown in Figure 5 it is provided with a tit 21@ on its bottom which, is adapted to engage a hole or recess ld in the bottom of the casing adjacent the open end, the bottom ofthe container or casing being sufficiently" resilientto permit the tit to yieldingly engage vthe hole 1d under pressure, vand to per-v mit the container to be readily disengaged ety from the casing when itis desired to remove Q it therefrom.

When the container 2 is l A in place its outer4 wall 2b forms theouter end wall of theV casing l. When the container ris in position in the lcasing as 1n Figures l, 4 and 5, the openkr Y upper end kof the container is under the slot lb in the casing so that blades inserted in the slot will fall into the container. tainer can be readily removed at any timer it isdesired tol discharge the used blades therefrom.l The container can be valso removed when it is desired to insert paper ,in the oasing. n

In the construction shown the space; in the casingbetween the container 2 and end wall llaforms a paper holding Chamberin which may be placed a roll or book of sheets -ofpa-,r per'such as are commonly used on the 'marl' ket.

particular cross sectional contour of the casy We do not wish to be limited to any ing, asitV may be of any desired section and adapted to hold paper in book form or a roll of paper'of suitable size.

- As shown in Figure 6 the casing might be vprovided with an integral or attached spring member l? at its lower side adjacent its Open end adapted to'engage anaperture or recess 2f in the 'bottom of the container 2 to vdetachably retain the latter in position in the casing. This construction `might in some instances be found preferable to the construction shown in Figure 5.r We do not however The con- Wishto limit the invention to any particular means for detachably retaining the blade holding container in the casing.

The construction shown provides a compact simple combined holder for the paper and for discarded razor blades. When the container becomes filled it can be readily removed and emptied, and the bladesinally disposed of. The device is very simple, and various changes may be made therein Within the scope of the claims Without involving invention.

IVe claim:

l. In a holder 'for used razor blades a tubular casing open at one end and having a slot adjacent said end; and a 'hollow blade container corresponding in form to the crosssection or the casing and removably tted in and closing the open end of said casing, and having an opening in its end adjacent the slot to receive blades entered through said slot.

2. In a holder for used razor blades a tubu Y lar casing opened at one end for the insertion of a blade container and having a slot adjacent said open end, and a hole adjacent the open end; and ablade container removably {itt-ed in and closing said open end of the casing and having a tit engaging the hole to hold the container in position, and adapted to receive blades entered through saidv slot.

3. In a holder for blade Wipers and used razor blades a casing open at one end and having a` compartment for Wipers adjacent one end, a slot for the removal of Wipers, and also having a blade inlet slot adjacent said open end; and a blade container removably fitted in and closing the open end of said casing and adapted to receive blades entered through said slot.

4. A holder for blade Wipers and used razor blades; comprising a casing open at one end, and having a compartment for Wipers adjacent one end, a slot for the removal of Wipers, and a blade slot adjacent its open end; and a blade container removably entered in the open end of the casing corresponding in form to the internal cross-section of the casing and adapted to receive blades entered through said slot; and means for yieldably retaining the Container in the casing.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We affix our signatures.

HVARD B. SHERMAN. DONALD P. ORDVAY. 

